radio works for about 15 seconds and quits

[Tranzlucent]

I have the stock mach 460 in my car and the SOB will turn on for about 15 seconds and then turns off and will not come back on. I pulled the radio out but didn't see anything out of the ordinary. Disconnected the battery for about a half hour and it still does the same thing. Any ideas before I rip out the whole system and burn the mfer?

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[Bob_Kurgan]

i would play my CD's in superfastforward mode

seriously, sounds like the amps are going into protection... you could have a blown speaker that is showing a dead short the the amps or have a pinched wire... the prior is probably most likely the culprit... You can get a multimeter and measure impedance across all the speakers from the amp... may take a bit but look for a short.

good luck

 

[Blood on Blood]

You can always go the Ghetto route. Remove all of the speakers and amps (save about 50 lbs or so). Leave the head unit in for looks.

Then buy yourself a nice boom box. One of those big silver bitches that we all used to carry on our shoulders back in the late 1980s. Though, those damn things weigh 20 lbs but you are still 30 lbs less and with a louder system.

Then get yourself Journey "Frontiers", Def Leppard "Hysteria", Prince "Purple Rain", U2 "Joshua Tree", Poison "Look What the Cat Dragged In" and Motley Crue "Shout At The Devil"...

Go to the store and get yourself some stone washed jeans, black Reebok high tops and pull out an old concert t-shirt...

Anyone with a couple old swatches lying around....

Now that is when MTV used to Rock out!!!!

Dave

 

[nytebyte]

Then get yourself Journey "Frontiers", Def Leppard "Hysteria", Prince "Purple Rain", U2 "Joshua Tree", Poison "Look What the Cat Dragged In" and Motley Crue "Shout At The Devil"...

Sounds like a plan..

Does all that Mach 460 shit really weigh 50 lbs?!

 

[Flyn]

Looks like at least 50 lbs. to me.

I'm replacing my P.O.S. Mach 460 system one piece at a time.

 

[REN#4106]

i would play my CD's in superfastforward mode

seriously, sounds like the amps are going into protection... you could have a blown speaker that is showing a dead short the the amps or have a pinched wire... the prior is probably most likely the culprit... You can get a multimeter and measure impedance across all the speakers from the amp... may take a bit but look for a short.

good luck

Sounds like this guy might of worked on a few stereo systems in his prime..

AAAh the good ole days on Ogden Ave. in Downers Grove..

 

[Blood on Blood]

Sounds like a plan..

Does all that Mach 460 shit really weigh 50 lbs?!

It is in that ball park. Don't forget the plywood boxes in the back that holds the equipment in place.

Dave

 

[nytebyte]

Wow, I never would've guessed.

I should rip mine out too since I never use it anyway.

 

[hazmat404]

check for a bad ground somewhere too. i had a sub/amp in the back of mine that i never used (fuse dc'd from the battery) and it was causing my rear speakers to cut in and out often. popped out the amp and the ground that it had (looked pretty good actually) and my speakers are back to 100%